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A JAPANESE HANGING SCROLL OF 'THE DEATH OF BUDDHA'

EDO PERIOD (1600-1868)

Price realisedGBP 938

EstimateGBP 1,000 - GBP 2,000

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A JAPANESE HANGING SCROLL OF 'THE DEATH OF BUDDHA'
EDO PERIOD (1600-1868)
Ink, colour and gold on silk, depicting the death of Sakyamuni, the historical Buddha who is lying on a dais below tall trees, surrounded by mourning bodhisattvas, disciples and various animals, with Sakyamuni's mother Maya depicted descending on a cloud
29 ½ x 56 ¾ in. (75 x 144 cm.), wood scroll box and cover